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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · 26d

Yes, folks, please submit for what promises to be an awesome gathering in Richmond — the inaugural Association of Law and Political Economy Conference!

Amy Kapczynski @akapczynski.bsky.social · 26d

Today - 15th - is the day to submit ALPE conference proposals!!

Amy Kapczynski @akapczynski.bsky.social · Aug 19

Been great to hear the buzz of conversations as people are planning their papers and panels for the ALPE conference - submissions are now open!! Spread the word.

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · 28d

Congrats, Joanna! So richly deserved. 😊

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Sep 5

If you happen to be at one of these law schools in the South, be sure to check out one of my fabulous colleague @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social’s book events!

Corinna Barrett Lain @corinnabarrettlain.bsky.social · Sep 1

Now that August is officially ended it’s tour time! I’m traveling around with my book Secrets of the Killing State. Join me in conversation with law professors, advocates, and community leaders as we uncover the history behind America’s most common execution method. Looking forward to see you there!

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Aug 21

Excited to be headed to CA for the California Law Review’s “Iqbal at 15” symposium. Thanks to @gelbach.bsky.social and @andrewbradt.bsky.social for organizing!

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Aug 20

I’m also co-chairing — along with our Provost, Joan Saab — our dean’s search. So if you know any fantastic candidates or want to discuss the opportunity, please reach out!

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Aug 20

Grateful to now be the Tyler Hanes Professor of Law & Associate Dean for Faculty Development at @richmondlaw.bsky.social. Really looking forward to sharing and celebrating my colleagues’ excellent work!

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Amy Kapczynski @akapczynski.bsky.social · Jul 17

Couldn't be more excited about this CFP - and the new organization it will help launch. Check it out, and get together w/ your pals to think up the panels, roundtables, and papers you might want to present!

Luke Herrine @lookheron.bsky.social · Jul 15

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CfP for the Inaugural Association for Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference is out!!!

LPE is moving the central locus of coordination away from a foundation-funded model to a dues-paying membership organization.

lawandpoliticaleconomy.org

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Association of Law & Political Economy

Call for Papers: Inaugural Association of Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference

lawandpoliticaleconomy.org

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Jul 16

Very excited to be hosting the inaugural Association for Law & Political Economy conference here in Richmond and for this membership-based association to get off the ground! Check out the CfP below!

Luke Herrine @lookheron.bsky.social · Jul 15

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CfP for the Inaugural Association for Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference is out!!!

LPE is moving the central locus of coordination away from a foundation-funded model to a dues-paying membership organization.

lawandpoliticaleconomy.org

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Association of Law & Political Economy

Call for Papers: Inaugural Association of Law and Political Economy (ALPE) Conference

lawandpoliticaleconomy.org

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Jun 26

And Myriam Gilles, Reinventing Structural Reform Litigation: Deputizing Private Citizens in the Enforcement of Public Rights.

Reinventing Structural Reform Litigation: Deputizing Private Citizens in the Enforcement of Civil Rights

The aim of this Article is to explore the possibility of constructing a model that harnesses the power of private citizens to reform unconstitutional practices, particularly in the critical area of po...

larc.cardozo.yu.edu

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Jun 26

Michael Selmi, Public v Private Enforcement of Civil Rights.

Public vs. Private Enforcement of Civil Rights: The Case of Housing and Employment

asu.elsevierpure.com

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Jun 26

Great list, Karen! A few others: Maria Glover’s The Structural Role of Private Enforcement in Public Law.

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Jun 24

Congrats! 🥳

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thanks to the editors of the William & Mary Law Review for excellent assistance, and to so many of you on here and elsewhere for sharing your thoughts!

Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Jun 9

My latest, Procedural Political Economy, is up. It’s an effort to marry the civil procedure and LPE literatures. Check it out!

Procedural Political Economy

When the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure came into being in 1938, a broad political economy discourse was driving significant legal and policy reform efforts.

papers.ssrn.com

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Jun 6

🚨🔥🚨 So excited to be working on launching the new LPE Association! Please save the new date for the conference here in Richmond & follow us at @a-lpe.bsky.social!

Allison Tait @athenais.bsky.social · Jun 6

LPE friends - CONFERENCE UPDATE!! ⏰☎️ Planning is still underway for the first annual LPE conference, launching a new LPE Association, but we're pushing the dates to FEBRUARY 5-7, 2026. We'll be putting out a CFP by August with information about how and what to submit. Until then, save the new date!

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Jun 5

It was such a pleasure to host the 10th(!) annual Civil Procedure Workshop here at Richmond! Such great papers and discussions & so delightful to have a great cohort of fellows and junior scholars in the midst sharing their work!

University of Richmond School of Law @richmondlaw.bsky.social · Jun 5

Richmond Law was proud to host the 10th Annual Civil Procedure Workshop this week! Civil procedure scholars gathered for two days of rich discussion and connection. Huge thanks to Dean Wendy Perdue, @profk.bsky.social, @lukenorris.bsky.social, and all who joined!
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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thank, Aaron! So great to have you here and to fête Kellen’s book!

Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · May 20

Congrats, Bryan!

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Apr 30

Congrats! 🥳🥳

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Apr 21

Congrats! 🥳🥳

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Apr 17

Having had the pleasure of reading many iterations of this book, I can attest that it’s fabulous! @athenais.bsky.social illuminates many ways the law treats those at the high- and low-end of the wealth spectrum differently and, in doing so, teaches us new things abt the architecture of inequality.

Allison Tait @athenais.bsky.social · Apr 15

It feels weird, but I'm excited to say I just submitted all the chapters of my forthcoming book for first edits 🤩. It's about family money, wealth management, and poverty governance (surprise!). It's about systems of extraction and generational wealth. It's about laws, geographies, and narratives.

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Apr 8

As always, insightful and interesting work by the one and only @marissaesque.bsky.social!

Marissa Jackson Sow @marissaesque.bsky.social · Apr 8

Building on the astute analyses by @karenattiah.bsky.social and @adamserwer.bsky.social in my debut post for the @lpeblog.bsky.social on the Trump Administration’s assault on Black federal workers today, which calls upon us to consider that peonage may be the point:

lpeproject.org/blog/racial-...

Racial Capitalism and the Assault on Federal Workers

By purging African Americans from the federal workforce, the Trump administration does not merely aim to undermine racial integration; rather, it seeks to bring about the economic immiseration of…

lpeproject.org

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Apr 1

🚨🚨 Registration is now open for the 10th Civil Procedure Workshop at Richmond on June 2-3. Sign up at the link below!

10th Annual Civil Procedure Workshop - School of Law - University of Richmond

law.richmond.edu

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Joanna Schwartz @jcschwartzprof.bsky.social · Mar 21

Every year, when I teach civil rights litigation, my students are confronted with & confront me questions about what civil rights suits can actually accomplish. This essay is my answer. It's a very early draft & I'd welcome your suggestions, additions & stories.

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Luke Norris @lukenorris.bsky.social · Mar 20

🚨🚨 Check out my fantastic colleague @athenais.bsky.social with a nuanced post on what universities can (and can’t) do with their endowments in this moment!

Allison Tait @athenais.bsky.social · Mar 20

We are going to need to re-think university funding so very soon and understanding what endowments can and can't do is a helpful place to start. Happily, here is some on-point morning reading, brought to you by me and @lpeblog.bsky.social @lpeproject.bsky.social lpeproject.org/blog/how-to-...

How to Use Endowments to Protect University Missions

If endowments are fundamentally creatures of restriction, they are also in smaller measure creatures of interpretation and discretion. Universities should use what flexibility they do have to stand up...

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